On a Tuesday in March, dozens of mentors from across the country logged on to Zoom, unaware that the gathering would spark a meet-cute for a pair of mentors living a thousand miles apart. Crossroads has hosted monthly mentor community gatherings for the past three...
Christopher, a mentor in North Carolina, finds great satisfaction in encouraging his students because he knows the student experience firsthand. He became a Crossroads student in 2013 while serving a seven-month sentence. Now, nearly ten years after his release, he is...
Courtney grew up in a faithful churchgoing family. Although he knew who Jesus was, he didn’t have a relationship with Him. “At that age, Christ was more of a genie than a Savior to me,” Courtney admitted. “My mom and dad had good jobs and went to church three times a...
Less than three miles from Kajang Prison, where he was incarcerated for twenty-six years, Sam shares his testimony at a rehabilitation center in Kuala Lumpur. It’s where Crossroads Malaysia holds discipleship sessions using Crossroads Bible studies. Sam has an...
Student’s Transformation Inspires Shift in Prison Culture When John set foot in prison, he had no hope that he would ever go home. His 119-year sentence left him shattered, and the weight of his circumstances drove him to contemplate ending his life. “I came into the...
Student Gives Back by Sharing Testimony of Transformation John’s early life was marred by tragedy and hardship. His father passed away when John was four years old. At seven, John was separated from his mother, placed in foster care, and not returned to her until he...
